Today· 09 JulRelease

Conviction Mechanism Live

High8.0

◆ Description

Conviction mechanism goes live on Bittensor, letting subnet owners prove commitment via locked alpha and allowing subnet ownership to be challenged by a higher conviction score.

◆ Why it matters

Bittensor's conviction mechanism activates, tying subnet ownership to locked alpha and opening the door to ownership challenges from holders with higher conviction scores. This reshapes how subnet control is earned, held, and contested, introducing a direct economic gate on the network's primary value-bearing units. The change is material and durable for anyone pricing TAO around subnet-level economics and governance competition.